An attorney intending on climbing the career ladder toward success finds an unlikely opponent in a manipulative criminal he is trying to prosecute.An attorney intending on climbing the career ladder toward success finds an unlikely opponent in a manipulative criminal he is trying to prosecute.An attorney intending on climbing the career ladder toward success finds an unlikely opponent in a manipulative criminal he is trying to prosecute.
- Director
- Writers
- Daniel Pyne(screenplay)
- Glenn Gers(screenplay)
- Stars
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- Director
- Writers
- Daniel Pyne(screenplay)
- Glenn Gers(screenplay)
- Stars
- Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations
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Gary Carlos Cervantes
- Ciroas Ciro
- (as Carlos Cervantes)
- Director
- Writers
- Daniel Pyne(screenplay) (story)
- Glenn Gers(screenplay)
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Storyline
Wealthy, brilliant, and meticulous Ted Crawford, a structural engineer in Los Angeles, shoots his wife Jennifer and entraps her lover, Lieutenant Robert "Rob" Nunally. He signs a confession. At the arraignment, he asserts his rights to represent himself and asks the court to move immediately to trial. The prosecutor is Willy Beachum, a hotshot who's soon to join a fancy civil-law firm, told by everyone it's an open and shut case. Crawford sees Beachum's weakness, the hairline fracture of his character: Willy's a winner. The engineer sets in motion a clockwork crime with all of the objects moving in ways he predicts. —<jhailey@hotmail.com>
- Taglines
- If you look close enough, you'll find everyone has a weak spot.
- Genres
- Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for language and some violent content
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaThe kinetic objects, with the rolling glass marbles, are designs of Dutch artist Mark Bischof.
- GoofsSPOILER: When Beachum attempts to enter the hospital ward, he is restrained by two uniformed security officers, in spite of repeating several times that he has a court order from Judge Gardner preventing the life support from being switched off, and displaying the order openly. Crawford and his lawyer are also watching from inside. The lawyer and the security officers would surely have known that by preventing Beachum from executing the court order and by allowing the prevention to take place they were all guilty of contempt of court under section 166.4 of the California penal code. Also worth noting is that at the end of the movie, a fresh charge of murder is brought against Crawford after he switched off his wife's life support. This would have made the lawyer and the security officers accessories to first degree murder.
- Quotes
Ted Crawford: Even a broken clock is right twice a day.
- Crazy creditsThe opening credits, rather than merely superimposed on the background, cast shadows and have reflections as if they exist in the scene.
- ConnectionsFeatured in HBO First Look: Look Closely: The Making of 'Fracture' (2007)
- SoundtracksOmbra Fedel Anch'io
Composed by Riccardo Broschi
Performed by Vivica Genaux (as Vivica Geneaux)
Pianist Paul Floyd
Top review
Will We Ever Get to the Point?
This film has all the elements to make it great. Anything with Anthony Hopkins at his quirky best is immediately attractive. He kills his wife and then challenges the young lawyer to do something about it. Of course, he has hidden evidence and is messing with the mind of the young prosecutor. Shades of Hannibal Lector. This works pretty well for the most part. There are some real problems. I'm not going to throw in any spoilers, but when you go back over the events when the police first arrive, imagine on what a delicate thread Hopkins' character is treading. That's all I'll say. The other thing that I have trouble with is that while there is an epiphany, it isn't presented in the methodical, thoughtful way that more successful films present such things. Also, everything grinds to a halt for an interminable period. We need a little success and a little desperation from the bad guy. It just didn't fulfill it's promise at the beginning, a common weakness in contemporary psychological thrillers.
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- Mar 25, 2010
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- Countries of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Rạn Nứt
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $39,015,018
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $11,180,000
- Apr 22, 2007
- Gross worldwide
- $92,011,561
- Runtime1 hour 53 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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